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Thirty-Third Street

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Thirty-Third Street

Thirty-Third Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then from Westfield Avenue to Federal Street, interrupted again by a rail line at Rosedale Avenue, and from Federal on to Highland Avenue at the Pennsauken border. As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 33rd Street above Federal, and South 33rd below.

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1200 Block of North 33rd Street

1217 North 33rd Street, photograph taken 2013

1217 North 33rd Street — photograph taken 2013

1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1931–1941.

1254 North 33rd Street

1254 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
Feb 1936Mr. & Mrs. William Kester
—Viola Kester

1245 North 33rd Street

1245 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Adolph Demter
1932Mrs. Carrie Becker

1244 North 33rd Street

1244 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Mrs. M. Louise Van Blunk

1243 North 33rd Street

1243 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931George Dickerson

1241 North 33rd Street

1241 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Herman Geyer

1237 North 33rd Street

1237 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Vacant
Feb 1938 Robert Selah

1225 North 33rd Street

1225 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Henry Droege

1223 North 33rd Street

1223 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Frank Droege

1217 North 33rd Street

1217 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Charles Engel

1215 North 33rd Street

1215 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Frederick A. Neuber

1214 North 33rd Street

1214 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931William C. Keser

1212 North 33rd Street

1212 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Harry Engel

1211 North 33rd Street

1211 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Vacant

1207 North 33rd Street

1207 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1910s–1939George M. Fink

1201 North 33rd Street

1201 North 33rd Street — 1200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Alfred Platenberg
1941James 'Bud' Mohan & Family
1941James & Kathryn Mohan
1941Jim Mohan

Police Raid Five Camden Places in Weekend Cleanup of Rum Sellers

Camden Courier-Post —

Police Raid Five Camden Places in Weekend Cleanup of Rum Sellers - Camden Courier-Post, June 6, 1932 Police Raid Five Camden Places in Weekend Cleanup of Rum Sellers - Camden Courier-Post, June 6, 1932

LIQUOR IS SEIZED AND PROPRIETORS HELD FOR HEARING

Four Alleged Speakeasies Downtown and One in East End Visited

PATRONS ARE ‘SLATED’

Police raided five alleged disorderly houses over the week-end, seizing whisky in four South Camden places and arresting ten men in an East Camden dwelling.

Early yesterday a squad of Third district police descended upon the home of Mrs. Carrie Becker, 38, at 1245 North Thirty-third street. With ten men arrested as material witnesses, she was committed to the city jail in default of $500 bail to await arraignment in police court today.

The men are Joseph Backer, Jr., 22; Harry E. Renders, of National Park; Charles Luers, 27, of 612 North Second street; George W. Rush, 25, of 3337 Farragut avenue; Joseph Benson, 21, and Charles Benson, 17, of 2132 Watson street; Edward Marshman, 21, of 20 Morse street; John Ferall, 25, of Maple Shade; John Grogan, 20, of 1028 North Twenty-second street, and Charles Dudley, 23, of 1012 North Third street.

The South Camden raids were made by Lieut. Ralph Bakley, Detectives Vernon Jones and Thomas Cheeseman and Patrolman Marshall Thompson.

The first place visited was the home of George Thomas, 44, colored, at 134 Clinton street. Police said they confiscated five gallons of whisky and 100 bottles of home brew.

James Williams, 44, colored, of 519 South Second street, was arrested in his home and a small quantity of whisky taken.

John B. Simons, 36, proprietor of a cigar store at 207 Clinton street, was arrested and a small quantity of whisky taken. Six one-gallon jugs of alleged whisky were seized in the grocery of Samuel Arnow, 45, at 534 Kaighn avenue. All four men were released in $100 bail each on charges of allowing disorderly persons to congregate on their premises.

George M. Fink Dies, Camden Orthopedist

Camden Courier-Post —

George M. Fink obituary, 1207 North 33rd Street

Funeral services for George M. Fink, 72, an orthopedist of 1207 North Thirty-third street, who died Saturday following an operation, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Mr. Fink was born in Philadelphia and had resided in Camden for 27 years.

Besides his widow, the former Minnie Reed, he is survived by a son, Robert Fink, of Arlington, Va. He was a member of Tilman Camp, Spanish American War Veterans, of Philadelphia, and Mathew-Purnell Post 518, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The services will be held at funeral parlors at 804 North Twenty-seventh street, with burial in Locustwood Memorial Park.

Two Fined for Liquor After Prohibition Raids

Camden Courier-Post —

Two Fined for Liquor After Prohibition Raids - Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1932

John B. Di Simone, whose cigar store at 207 Clinton street yielded a quantity of whisky, paid a fine of $100, as did Mrs. Carrie Becker, 38, of 1245 North Thirty-third street, whose place was raided by police of the Third district.

In the Becker home ten men were arrested, including Edward Marshman, 21, of 20 Morse street, whose inability to recall the sale of liquor drew the judge’s ire and a jail sentence.

1100 Block of North 33rd Street

1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory and newspaper records, 1932–1968.

1167 North 33rd Street

1167 North 33rd Street — 1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

1161 North 33rd Street

1161 North 33rd Street — 1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1932 James Devenney

1137 North 33rd Street

1137 North 33rd Street — 1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1968Robert G. Boyle & Ronald J. Boyle

1126 North 33rd Street

1126 North 33rd Street — 1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1968 William B. Young & Family

1107 North 33rd Street

1107 North 33rd Street — 1100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1948Clyde L. Yeargle & Family
1948Clyde & Adelaide Robinson Yeargle

Sentence Suspended In Suicide Attempt

Camden Courier-Post —

Sentence Suspended In Suicide Attempt — 1107 North 33rd Street

Mrs. Adelida Yeargle, 30-year-old cashier, of 1107 North Thirty-third street, today admitted she slashed her ankles and wrists in an attempt to kill herself last night.

The woman stated she was having domestic troubles and became depressed when her husband repeatedly refused to take her out. Judge DiMona suspended a 30-day sentenced to county jail after she agreed to return home with her husband.

1000 Block of North 33rd Street

1000 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records.

1069 North 33rd Street

1069 North 33rd Street — 1000 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

1012 North 33rd Street

1012 North 33rd Street — 1000 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

900 Block of North 33rd Street

950 North 33rd Street at Lemuel Avenue, January 7, 1928

WOMAN PLANS TO BUILD FIVE E. CAMDEN HOUSES

Four frame residences one-and-a-half stories tall will be erected early this year at 3310-12-14-16 Lemuel avenue by Laura H. Todd, 950 North Thirty-third street.

Contracts for the construction of the houses were let this week to J. W. Todd, a relative of the owner of the property. The buildings will be 16 by 38 feet, will have asphalt roofs and will be heated by hot water systems.

Elwood Bearint, 950 North 33rd Street

Elwood Bearint — 950 North 33rd Street, 1940s–1954

900 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1926–1955.

964 North 33rd Street

964 North 33rd Street — 900 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

950 North 33rd Street

950 North 33rd Street — 900 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1928Laura H. Todd / J.W. Todd
1940s–1954 Elwood Bearint
1955Bearint Roofers

910 North 33rd Street

910 North 33rd Street — 900 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1926Charles Piper & Family

902 North 33rd Street

902 North 33rd Street — 900 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

Bearint Roofers

1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages

Bearint Roofers Yellow Pages advertisement, 950 North 33rd Street, 1955

BEARINT ROOFERS

ROOFING – HEATING — SHINGLING – SIDING – SPOUTING — JOBBING

Camden N J — 950 N 33rd…………WOodlawn 3-0768

Man Hurt as Bus Crushes Coupe

Camden Courier-Post —

Man Hurt as Bus Crushes Coupe - Camden Courier-Post, February 29, 1928 Man Hurt as Bus Crushes Coupe - Camden Courier-Post, February 29, 1928 Man Hurt as Bus Crushes Coupe - Camden Courier-Post, February 29, 1928

Here is what happened to a coupe driven by Stephen Jaross, 934 Thirty-third street, when it collided with a Camden-Gibbsboro bus at Third and Market streets today. Jaross was severely injured when a piece of the steering wheel was forced into his body. Ten passengers in the bus were thrown from their seats.

Wife Spiritualist, Man Asks Divorce

Camden Courier-Post —

Wife Spiritualist, Man Asks Divorce — Charles Piper case, 910 North 33rd Street Wife Spiritualist, Man Asks Divorce — 910 North 33rd Street

Decree One of Six Recommended Here; Varied Rows Aired in Court

Because Thomas Van Newkirk, 3718 Frosthoffer avenue, objected to his wife attending spiritualist meetings, she left him.

Van Newkirk was one of four men and two women who were recommended divorces by Advisory Masters William J. Kraft and William B. Knight. All but one charged desertion, the other extreme cruelty.

Van Newkirk testified before Kraft that he and his wife, Ruby, of 1201 North Thirty-sixth street, were married at Media in September, 1928, and that she deserted him in August, 1933, after an argument over her attending spiritualist meetings.

Van Newkirk said his wife went to them regularly once a week and that he was unable to persuade her not to go. The couple has two children, Dorothy R., 7, and Richard Thomas, 5, who are with their father.

Living with his wife and knowing that she cared for another man was bad enough, but when the other man began to call her on the telephone, that was too much for [illegible] Lyon, 324 Pearl street, Clayton, a Philadelphia bank clerk. [illegible] recommended a divorce from his wife, Martha E., 6301 Grays avenue, Philadelphia.

Lyon said they were married in 1919 and separated last September. They have two children, Richard E., 15, and Shirley A., 14, who are with their mother.

Lyon told Advisory Master Kraft his wife admitted she had ‘transferred her affections to another man.’ Lyon did not reveal who the man was. He said he continued to live with his wife until 1934, when the other man began to call his wife on the telephone. The climax, he testified, came last September, when he called her while they were entertaining friends. Lyon said he told his wife either he or she would have to leave. She did, Lyon testified.

A witness for Lyon was his sister-in-law, Mrs. Marie Gray, of Philadelphia, who said her sister admitted to her there was ‘another man.’

Mrs. Bertha Verfaillie, 21 South Sussex street, Gloucester, who was recommended a decree by Advisory Master Kraft from her husband, William H. of Brooklawn, exhibited her burned marriage license.

She testified her husband burned it with a match and said he was ‘a beast’ when he came home drunk. It was then, she testified, that he would kick her and overturn the furniture. Advisory Master Kraft placed an order of $5 a week on Verfaillie for the support of his daughter, Angela, 14, who is with her mother.

After 31 years of married life, his wife left him, Charles Piper, 910 North Thirty-third street, told Advisory Master Knight. He and his wife, Farabelle, 2642 Federal street, were married in 1898 and separated in 1929. There are two grown children, Elsie and Farabelle.

Her husband wanted her to work all the time and when she fell ill, told her he was ‘disgusted’ with her and left her, testified Mrs. Anna H. Atkinson, 2830 Concord avenue, against her husband, Millard, Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Atkinson said they were married in 1923 and that her husband left her in 1932. She retains the custody of their two children, Millard, 9, and Charles, 5.

800 Block of North 33rd Street

John H. Taylor, 857 North 33rd Street

John H. Taylor — 857 North 33rd Street, 1934–1951, Camden Police Department

800 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1934–1951.

864 North 33rd Street

864 North 33rd Street — 800 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

857 North 33rd Street

857 North 33rd Street — 800 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1934–1951 John H. Taylor & Family
1934–1951John & Cecelia Taylor
1934–1951Charles Fredrich Taylor

814 North 33rd Street

814 North 33rd Street — 800 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

700 Block of North 33rd Street

700 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1929.

727 North 33rd Street

727 North 33rd Street — 700 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1929Lock Joint Pipe Company

300 Block of North 33rd Street

379 North 33rd Street — Carl C. Greenwald family, 1966

379 North 33rd Street — Carl C. Greenwald & Family, 1959–1966

The engagement of Miss Nancy Lynn Greenwald to Mr. John Walter Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Collins of 3550 Union Avenue, Pennsauken Township, is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Greenwald of 379 N. 33rd Street.

The bride-elect is attending Franklin School of Science and Arts.

300 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1929–1966.

383 North 33rd Street

383 North 33rd Street — 300 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

381 North 33rd Street

381 North 33rd Street — 300 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

379 North 33rd Street

379 North 33rd Street — 300 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1929–1956 Ralph Cline & Family
1929–1956Ralph & Mary Pawlak Cline
1929–1956Vera Cline
1929–1956Norma Cline
1959–1966Carl C. Greenwald & Family
1959–1966Nancy Lynn Greenwald

377 North 33rd Street

377 North 33rd Street — 300 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

200 Block of North 33rd Street

Edmund F. Gorczynski, 272 North 33rd Street

Edmund F. Gorczynski & Family — 272 North 33rd Street, 1960s–1970s

200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1950s–1970s.

276 North 33rd Street

276 North 33rd Street — 200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1950s–1960s John J. O'Neil

272 North 33rd Street

272 North 33rd Street — 200 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1960s–1970sEdmund F. Gorczynski & Family
1960s–1970sEdmund F. & Madeline Gorczynski
1960s–1970sMichaela Gorczynski
1960s–1970sJohn Gorczynski

100 Block of North 33rd Street — Photos

148 North 33rd Street, about 1928

148 North 33rd Street — about 1928

141 North 33rd Street, about 1928

141 North 33rd Street — about 1928

100 Block of North 33rd Street

100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory and newspaper records, 1900s–1974.

148 North 33rd Street

148 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
c. 1928Photo only

143 North 33rd Street

143 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

141 North 33rd Street

141 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1942Dorothy K. Kelly

137 North 33rd Street

137 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940Eric R. Laxton & Family
1940Eric R. & Blanche P. Laxton
1953–1974Percy 'Ray' Mole & Family

135 North 33rd Street

135 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

133 North 33rd Street

133 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

132 North 33rd Street

132 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

130 North 33rd Street

130 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

129 North 33rd Street

129 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

127 North 33rd Street

127 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

126 North 33rd Street

126 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1910–1930sGeorge W. Rich & Family
1910–1930sGeorge W. & Ella Rich
1910–1930sFlorence Rich
1910–1930sHerbert Rich
1916 Warren H. Rich & Family
1920s–1940sJoseph DiCicco Family

124 North 33rd Street

124 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

123 North 33rd Street

123 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1917Edward A. Mullen

120 North 33rd Street

120 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

117 North 33rd Street

117 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1900s–1910s William E. Hibbert

107 North 33rd Street

107 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

103 North 33rd Street

103 North 33rd Street — 100 Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1933 Joseph H. Fisher
1933Albert Reed

Soldier Promotes Campaign to Get Mail From Home

Camden Courier-Post —

Soldier Promotes Campaign to Get Mail From Home — Dorothy K. Kelly, 141 North 33rd Street

So anxious are Uncle Sam’s soldiers to have letters written from home they have started a promotion campaign to encourage it.

That was revealed today in a communication which Dorothy K. Kelly, of 141 North Thirty-third street, employed by the Courier-Post Newspapers, received from an Army friend in Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.

The soldier, Corporal E. L. Coleman, a former Atlantic City resident, who conducted an artist concession on the boardwalk there, sent copies of two sketches he drew to use in connection with the campaign for letter-writing.

Corporal Coleman and other soldiers at Wheeler Field, Oahu, plan to circularize as many organizations and individuals as possible to have them assist in encouraging writing of letters. Coleman also has written several pieces of verse on the subject.

Eric R. Laxton — 137 North 33rd Street

Camden City Directory — 1943

Laxton family city directory listing, 1943 — Eric R. Laxton at 137 North 33rd Street

Laxton family — 1943 city directory. Eric R. (Blanche P.) Laxton, driver, American Oil Co., at 137 North 33rd Street.

Percy 'Ray' Mole — 137 North 33rd Street

137 North 33rd Street, photograph from 2011

137 North 33rd Street — photo from 2011. Home of Percy “Ray” & Alyce Mole and family, 1953–1974.

I grew up there. When I lived there it was painted green with white trim and there were many more trees around it.

— Julie Feinstein, January 9, 2013

Killed by Train

Philadelphia Inquirer —

Killed by Train — Edward A. Mullen, 123 North 33rd Street, 1917

Instant death yesterday came to thirteen-year-old Edward A. Mullen, of 123 North Thirty-third street, when he was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Fish House. His skull was fractured, his ribs crushed and his right arm and right shoulder broken. Coroner Pratt viewed the body and gave a certificate of accidental death.

Joseph H. Fisher Dies, In Camden 81 Years

Camden Courier-Post —

After an illness of 10 days, Joseph H. Fisher, 81, lifelong resident of Camden, died yesterday, at the home of his son-in-law, Albert Reed, 103 North Thirty-third street.

Mr. Fisher farmed considerable of the section of East Camden when it was known as Stockton. He had a farm at Thirtieth and Federal Street and another on the present site of Central Airport. He remembered Merchantville when it had four houses.

He was a member of Trinity M. E. Sunday school, Merchantville, when Children’s Day was founded. He was stricken with grip January 29 and became suddenly worse last Sunday. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Reed and Mrs. Elsie Craig, of Collingswood, and a son, Carlton E. Reed, of Collingswood. The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, at his son-in-law’s home. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. He was a member of Amity Lodge, No. 166, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Photos

57 North 33rd Street, June 2011

57 North 33rd Street — June 5, 2011

57 North 33rd Street, December 2011

57 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

53 and 57 North 33rd Street, June 2011

53 & 57 North 33rd Street — June 5, 2011

53 North 33rd Street, June 2011

53 North 33rd Street — June 5, 2011

53 North 33rd Street, December 2011

53 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

Edward L. Patterson, 52 North 33rd Street

Edward L. Patterson — 52 North 33rd Street, 1969–1995

50 North 33rd Street, December 2011

50 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011. Home of Fred Dunajek, 1947.

50 North 33rd Street, December 2011, view 2

50 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

46-48 North 33rd Street, December 2011

46–48 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

42-44 North 33rd Street, December 2011

42–44 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

37-39 North 33rd Street, December 2011

37–39 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

35 North 33rd Street, December 2011

35 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

Richard S. Ivory, 33 North 33rd Street

Richard S. Ivory — 33 North 33rd Street, 1930s (2005: gone)

30 North 33rd Street, November 2005

30 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

30 North 33rd Street, December 2011

30 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

29 North 33rd Street, November 2005 (2005: gone)

29 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005 (2005: gone)

24 North 33rd Street, November 2005

24 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

24 North 33rd Street, December 2011

24 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

21 North 33rd Street, rear view, December 2011

21 North 33rd Street — rear, December 14, 2011

19-21 North 33rd Street, December 2011

19–21 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

19-21 North 33rd Street, November 2005

19–21 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

15-17 North 33rd Street, December 2011

15–17 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

15-17 North 33rd Street, November 2005

15–17 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

16 North 33rd Street, November 2005

16 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

16 North 33rd Street, December 2011

16 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

11-13 North 33rd Street, December 2011

11–13 North 33rd Street — December 14, 2011

11-13 North 33rd Street, November 2005

11–13 North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street, 11-21, November 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street, view 2, November 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street, view 3, November 2005

Unit Block of North 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

Mrs. F. C. Baragwanath

Camden Courier-Post —

Mrs. Florence C. Baragwanath obituary, 53 North 33rd Street

Services for Mrs. Florence C. Baragwanath, 80, who died Monday at her home, 53 North Thirty-third street after an illness of several months, will be at 2 p.m., Friday at a funeral home at 3303 Federal street. She was a member of St. George’s Methodist Church for 30 years and for 15 years taught a Sunday School class. She also was a member of the Frances Willard Chapter of the WCTU for 30 years.

She is survived by her husband, Benjamin, retired New York Ship machinist, who worked in the supply department of the Haddon Press for the past four years. Also surviving are two daughters, Miss Florence May Baragwanath, of Camden, and Mrs. Edgar C. Forman, of Westmont; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Kittering and Mrs. Edna Bodley, both of Cincinnati, and two brothers, B. Frank Ross, of Drexel Hill, and Oliver Ross, of Collingswood. Burial will be in Bethel Memorial Park.

Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post —

Hospital Cases - Camden Courier-Post, April 6, 1940

West Jersey

George Rice, 63, of 1143 North Fawn street, Philadelphia, contusion of abdomen. Joe Brancho, 12, of 334 Sycamore street, fracture of arm. Jennie Falknoll, 31, of 601 North Third street, fishbone in throat. Harry Goff, 40, of 1229 Sheridan street, cut of arm. Edward Chase, 8, of 106 Jasper street, cut of scalp. Carmen J. Ante, 18, of 410 Spruce street, crushing contusion of toe. Ruth Whiteman, 43, of 218 York street, cut of lip. Clifton Fublman, 40, of 1017 Bulson street, cut of arm. Dave Pronchick, 27, of 317 Jasper street, cut of chin.

Cooper

Alexander Locantore, 65, of 576 Walnut street, fractured ribs. Howard Kenny, 46, of 514 Mickle street, infection of hand. Charles Neff, 59, of 39 North Thirty-third street, sprained wrist. Florence Cicchini, 20, of 2253 North Forty-first street, sprained ankle. Anna Fitch, 50, of 744 Cherry street, swallowed a fish bone. Jennie Fargnoli, 31, of 601 North Third street, swallowed a fish bone. William Geitz, 36, Mantua, injury to eye. Mary Healey, 32, of 408 Haddon avenue, eye injury. Maybelle Vanderslice, 8, of 506 Beideman avenue, scalp injury. Paul Mastraianni, 24, of 413 Benson street, cut of hand. Robert Yarnell, 2, of 2022 Broadway, cut of hand. May Davis, 25, of 1146 Clover street, cut of mouth.

Unit Block of North 33rd Street

When my mother Kathryn, father James “Bud” Mohan, and I moved into 1201 N. 33rd Street in 1941, the street was a dirt road. Our milk was delivered by Mr. Eckles who drove a horse drawn wagon, the van of which was manufactured like that of a truck of steel construction, and fit with pneumatic tires. At the end of the block, where 33rd joined Farragut Avenue, there was a path to the river, where the shell and rails of a seaport hangar remained. Next to the mouth of the path was the disposal plant, which processed human waste. The waste was treated and flushed into the Delaware. I recall lingering on the banks with other kids to watch the grand flush on Saturday mornings. Those were days when we believed in the Jersey devil, marveled at the thick sea of fireflies as night came on, and played hose ball in the streets using 4” lengths of rubber hose and a broomstick bat. In the winter we skated on a shallow pond in what was then called Baldwin’s Run. Mark Twain’s Hannibal Missouri had nothing on Cramer Hill.

— Jim Mohan, May 14, 2014

Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory and newspaper records, 1897–1995.

57 North 33rd Street

57 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
—No information available

53 North 33rd Street

53 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1897–1966Benjamin Baragwanath & Family
1897–1966Benjamn & Florence C. Baragwanath
1897–1966Florence M. Baragwanath
1897–1966Ann Baragwanath

52 North 33rd Street

52 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1969–1995 Edward L. Patterson

50 North 33rd Street

50 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947 Fred Dunajek

46 North 33rd Street

46 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
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1949Ruth M. MacDonald

39 North 33rd Street

39 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
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1940Charles Neff

33 North 33rd Street

33 North 33rd Street — Unit Block of North 33rd Street — Occupants
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1930s Richard S. Ivory

Life on North 33rd Street — The Floyd Miller Family

About 1980

Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980 Floyd Miller family, 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980

Floyd Miller family — 17 North 33rd Street, about 1980

Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Photos

Unit Block of South 33rd Street, November 2005 Unit Block of South 33rd Street, November 2005, view 2

Unit Block of South 33rd Street — November 12, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kocher Sr., 41 South 33rd Street, 1945

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kocher Sr. — 41 South 33rd Street, 1945

Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory and newspaper records, 1910s–1945.

10 South 33rd Street

10 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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—No information available

16 South 33rd Street

16 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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WWII era Staff Sergeant Joseph Galiazzi

17 South 33rd Street

17 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1935–1940Raymond Chard & Family
1935–1940Raymond & Reba Chard
1935–1940Delores Chard

28 South 33rd Street

28 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1910s–1936 Frederick 'Cy' Perkins

41 South 33rd Street

41 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1945Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kocher Sr.

42 South 33rd Street

42 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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—No information available

43 South 33rd Street

43 South 33rd Street — Unit Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1938Mrs. Leona Kearns

Staff Sergeant Joseph Galiazzi — 16 South 33rd Street

Staff Sergeant Joseph Galiazzi, 16 South 33rd Street 16 South 33rd Street, Galiazzi home 16-18 South 33rd Street, Galiazzi home

Staff Sergeant Joseph Galiazzi — 16 South 33rd Street

Raymond Chard & Family — 17 South 33rd Street

John Chard, 17 South 33rd Street, 1935-1940

John Chard — 17 South 33rd Street, 1935–1940. Home of Raymond & Reba Chard and Delores Chard.

Miss Hubbs Feted at Shower

Camden Courier-Post —

Miss Hubbs Feted at Shower, Camden Courier-Post, February 19, 1938

Mrs. Alice Germina, Mrs. Leona Kearns and Mrs. Lottie Albertson were joint hostesses last evening at a shower given at Mrs. Kearns’ home, 43 South Thirty-third street, in honor of Miss Libby Hubbs, of 820 Pine street. Miss Hubbs and James Peluse, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will be married on April 23. Guests included Mrs. Mildred Whitehead, Miss Mary Chambers, Miss Anna Chambers, Mrs. Vera Chambers, Mrs. Anna Chambers, Mrs. Helen Warden, Mrs. Gertrude Hartery and Mrs. Anne Ferren, of Camden; Mrs. Ethel Devonshire, of Sicklerville; Mrs. Jane Chambers, of Merchantville; Mrs. Ethel Peluse, of Erlton; Mrs. Margarite Peluse, of Riverside, and Mrs. Betty Shuster, of Barrington.

100 Block of South 33rd Street

101 South 33rd Street — Philip J. & Bertha Carlin Family, 1920s–1930s. Philip John Carlin aka Johnny Toomey; William “Billy” Toomey.

100 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1910s–1930s.

101 South 33rd Street

101 South 33rd Street — 100 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1920s–1930sPhilip J. & Bertha Carlin Family
1920s–1930sPhilip John Carlin aka Johnny Toomey

115 South 33rd Street

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1910s–1920sSamuel & Mabel Fithian

139 South 33rd Street

139 South 33rd Street — 100 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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200 Block of South 33rd Street

200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants

City directory and newspaper records, 1917–1967.

202 South 33rd Street

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220 South 33rd Street

220 South 33rd Street — 200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1932–1933 Dorothy M. Firth

221 South 33rd Street

221 South 33rd Street — 200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1917–late 1970sFrank W. Atkins & Family
1917–late 1970sFrank W. & Sarah V. Truitt Atkins
1917–late 1970sGeorge Atkins
1917–late 1970sFrank Atkins
1917–late 1970sBertha Atkins
1917–late 1970sEdward J. Walker (Son-in-law)

247 South 33rd Street

247 South 33rd Street — 200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1928–1933William H. Ketler & Family
1928–1933William H. & Margaret Ketler
1928–1933Horace B. Ketler
1931–1933Mr. & Mrs. William H. Ketler
1931–1933Horace B. Ketler

250 South 33rd Street

250 South 33rd Street — 200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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1967William Foster

261 South 33rd Street

261 South 33rd Street — 200 Block of South 33rd Street — Occupants
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—No information available

New Vice Squad in 3 Raids Nabs 6 as Suspects in Bandit Gang

Camden Courier-Post —

New Vice Squad in 3 Raids Nabs 6 as Suspects in Bandit Gang - Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1930 New Vice Squad in 3 Raids Nabs 6 as Suspects in Bandit Gang - Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1930 New Vice Squad in 3 Raids Nabs 6 as Suspects in Bandit Gang - Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1930 New Vice Squad in 3 Raids Nabs 6 as Suspects in Bandit Gang - Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1930

Police Believe Prisoners Know Something of Wierman Murder

PROSECUTOR BALDWIN SEEKS SPEEDY TRIAL

Indications Point to Sextet Staging Recent Holdups Netting $25,000

Arrested by the new Camden police vice squad today in three East Camden dwellings, four men and two women are believed by county authorities to be members of a bandit gang which collected $25,000 and murdered a Camden man in a series of eight holdups during the past two months.

Prosecutor Baldwin expressed belief that the suspects were either implicated in, or know who executed the shooting of William “Big Bill” Wierman, alleged Camden beer runner, during a holdup April 28 at the Bellmawr County Club.

He announced he would ask the grand jury this afternoon to indict them on charges made against them this morning by the city police, and would probably place them on trial here next week.

Meanwhile, all victims and witnesses to the daring holdups in and near the city will be summoned to the courthouse to attempt to identify the prisoners.

He highly complimented the newly created vice squad on its efficient raids made after a week of painstaking investigation.

Firearms Seized

In each residence police seized a veritable arsenal of revolvers, sawed-off shotguns, repeating rifles and hundreds of ammunition, all hidden in closets or secret caches under the floors. An opium “layout,” hacksaw, pairs of colored eyeglasses and silverware were also confiscated.

The discovery of the tinted eyeglasses in the residence was of significance to Police Lieutenant Ralph Bakley, who pointed out that one of the armed bandits who held up the son of Freeholder Leonard Brehm at Front and Kaighn avenue two weeks before the Wierman slaying wore green glasses to escape identification.

The detectives aided by state troopers executed their raids with a precision which prevented any of the suspects from resisting or escaping. Two men attempted to slip through the ring, but one surrendered after a single shot was fired at him, and the other was captured while trying to scale a rear fence.

The suspects gave their names as:

John Fisher, 38, of 41 South Thirty-third street, Camden.

Nicholas Bartluci, 23, of 764 South Berwick street, Philadelphia.

Joseph Conti, 34, of 708 South Eighth street, Philadelphia.

Catherine Christman, 28, of 2202 Filbert street, Philadelphia.

Marco Reginelli, 32, of Apartment 2, at 143 North Thirty-fourth street, Camden.

Mrs. Mary Reginelli, 24, his wife, same address.

Committed Without Bail

All six were arraigned before Judge Pancoast in the city police court this afternoon. As they were arrested in a joint complaint charging each with carrying concealed deadly weapons was lodged against them by Detective Louis Schlam, member of the vice squad. An additional complaint charging possession of narcotics was placed against Conti and Catherine Christman.

All of the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded to the county jail without bail. Prosecutor Baldwin stated he did not immediately fix bail, but would hold them for further investigation. They will be finger-printed and “mugged” so that county authorities can obtain their police records.

Bartluci has been arrested four times in Philadelphia since 1926, but each time was released or exonerated. The charges were inciting a riot in 1926.

[The page-one text breaks off here; the lines joining it to the page-two text below are not in the crops.] suspicion of hold-up and robbery in 1927, 1928 and 1929.

Conti is a familiar figure in the Philadelphia underworld, according to police, and it is believed that he may be the same Joseph Conti who was arrested as a witness in a recent gang murder in that city.

All of the prisoners treated their arrest with levity. Conti, while being led from the courtroom after his hearing jocularly remarked to Patrolman Everett Joslin:

“Wait, and I’ll get a machine gun out of my shoe for you.”

All the men were handcuffed when arrested in police court.

Conti and the Christian [sic] woman were arrested when police broke down the door of a house at 3719 Highland avenue, Camden. Fisher and Bartluci were seized at the South Thirty-third street address, while the Reginellis were captured in their apartment.

Conti made a desperate bid for freedom when he saw the detectives, armed with shotguns, repeating rifles, revolvers and tear bombs. The suspect dashed through the rear door, but came to an abrupt standstill when a member of the vice squad, Detective James Paradise, fired one shot at him.

Bartluci also attempted to escape and was clambering over a rear fence when he fell into the arms of Detectives Walter Smith and Vernon Jones.

All were arrested “on information received,” the only explanation the police would give. It was revealed that the special vice squad, organized by police heads a few days after a Camden bank messenger was robbed of $6700 in broad daylight May 23, has had the three dwellings under surveillance for the past week.

The raiders first visited the Highland avenue place at 5:15 a. m. An automobile was in front of the house, and Conti and the Christman woman were in it, according to detectives. When the suspects saw the police, they leaped from the car and ran into the house, locking the door after them.

Batter Down Door

Under the leadership of Detective Theodore Guthrie, the vice squad members quickly surrounded the place, and Detectives Smith and Jones knocked at the front door. There was no response, and the detectives then battered the door down, rushing into the dark interior with drawn revolvers.

They found Catherine Christman, but Conti had fled out the rear. Detective Paradise’s shot changed his mind about escaping.

Then a thorough search was made of the premises for weapons or possible loot. In closets, under beds, the detectives found weapons of all description. Baseboards and the floors were hammered, and several traps were found to contain weapons when floor boards were ripped up.

The raiders took their prisoners to City Hall, and then descended upon the South Thirty-third street house, at 6:30 a. m. There they had to force open the front door when their demands for entrance met no response. They arrested Fisher, who made no attempt to resist when he saw it was futile. Bartluci, however, dashed into the rear yard, but was captured.

Here, another thorough search uncovered weapons, and when the prisoners and confiscated material had been disposed of, the raiders sped to the North Thirty-fourth street apartment, forcing the front door open at 7.30 a. m., after surrounding the place.

Those who participated in the raids were the following members of the vice squad, headed by Detective Guthrie: Paradise, Jones, Walter Smith, Clarence Bunker, Louis Schlam, Clarence Arthur, Howard Smith and Joseph Mardini. With them were Sergeant Wilfred L. Dube and Detective Andrew Zopesky, of the state police.

Seized in Raid

The following is a list of what was seized in each place:

At 3719 Highland avenue: One automatic 12-gauge shotgun, serial numbers filed off to prevent tracing to the buyer; one bolt action high-powered .38-calibre rifle; one .38-calibre short-barrelled revolver, loaded; one .38-calibre long-barrelled revolver, loaded; one hacksaw and blade; one box of 50 12-gauge buckshot cartridges, one pair of green glasses, three dozen silver spoons, 10 rifle bullets, 33 .38-calibre bullets, two bunches of keys, one handbag and a complete opium layout, including an extra pipe and a quantity of opium.

At 41 South Thirty-third street: One .45-calibre Colt automatic, loaded; one .45-calibre side-break revolver, loaded; one extra clip of 20 bullets, one 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun, two barrels; four dozen 12-gauge shells, four dozen rifle bullets, 32 .38-calibre bullets and three .45-calibre long rifle bullets.

At 143 North Thirty-fourth street: One automatic .12-gauge shotgun, Remington, Model 11, serial number 324870; one sawed-off shotgun, serial number filed off; one .32-calibre Savage automatic, six dozen 12-gauge shells, 13 .38-calibre bullets for a Luger revolver, eight dozen .32-calibre bullets, one dozen .25-calibre bullets and a pair of amber-colored glasses.

Sarah V. Atkins

Camden Courier-Post —

Sarah V. Atkins death notice, 221 South 33rd Street, 1952

ATKINS—On May 13th, 1952. Sarah V. (nee Truitt), wife of the late Frank W. Atkins, of 221 S. 33rd St., Camden, N.J., age 77 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, are invited to attend the funeral services on Friday at 2 p.m., at the Mason E. Bradley Funeral Home, 3303 Federal St., Camden, N.J. Interment at Arlington Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening after 7 o’clock.

Summer Exodus To Shore Points Begins This Month

Camden Courier-Post —

Summer Exodus To Shore Points, Ketler family, 247 South 33rd Street, 1932

Mrs. William H. Ketler and her son, Horace B. Ketler, South Thirty-third street, have opened their home at Margate City where Mr. Ketler joins them for week-ends.

Camden Dog Hero Gets Medal Today For 'Life Saving'

Camden Courier-Post —

‘Peggy’ Aroused Deaf Master When She Detected Gas Fumes

Medals are usually given for acts of bravery and heroes are found in every walk of life, but today it is the animal that will be decorated. The rewards will be given at the Union auditorium, 229 West 48th Street, New York.

Three dogs from New Jersey will receive precious pieces of metal from Mrs. Diana Belais, founder and president of the New York Vivisection Society.

“Peggy,” a poodle owned by William H. Ketler, city librarian, who resides at 247 South Thirty-third Street, Camden, is one of the trio to be honored.

Two years ago, Peggy detected fumes of escaping gas, in the home. The animal aroused its master and was instrumental in saving the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Ketler and son. Realizing the deafness of the librarian, the canine jumped upon the bed and barked. It also scratched the chest of Ketler until he awoke.

The other dogs to be decorated are: “Sonny,” owned by Mrs. Amzi S. Dodd of Long Branch, and “Rin-Tin-Tin,” owned by Emil Rose of 181 High Street, Nutley.

“Sonny,” a pedigreed St. Bernard, saved a family by barking, and “Rin-Tin-Tin,” police puppy, also did heroic work.

Mr. Ketler passed away March 29, 1936. His widow and son were living on North 23rd Street by 1940.

Marriage Licenses

Camden Courier-Post —

Marriage Licenses - Camden Courier-Post, November 17, 1949

Clarence Reed, 41, of 258 Sycamore street, and Rebecca Herbert, 32, of 532 Liberty street.

James Ford, 22, of 333 Berkley street, and Maybell Robinson, 21, of 1934 Kossuth street.

Clair M. Purdy, 51, of 180 Edgewood avenue, Audubon, and Henrietta M. Trautman, 48, of 1468 Crestmont terrace.

Elwood F. Laird, 38, of 2303 South Seventh street, and Margaret M. Toy, 41, of 2310 South Seventh street.

Richard H. Krieg, 22, of 227 North Forty-second street, and Jacqueline M. Tobin, 19, same address.

Homer D. Hoffa Jr., 22, of 39 East Collings avenue, Collingswood, and Nancy L. Bellshot, 18, of 617 North Sixth street.

Alveston Gary, 31, of 1504 Mt. Vernon street, Philadelphia, and Lorraine Harris, 19, of 637 Bailey street.

Owen Bellamy, 25, of 715 North American street, and Irene Smith, 23, of 629 North Tenth street, both of Philadelphia.

Russell E. Mattson, 28, of 333 North Thirty-eighth street, and Ruth M. MacDonald, of 46 North Thirty-third street.

At Philadelphia

Arthur Kees, 21, Audubon, and Joan Joyce, 18, 607 South Forty-second street, Philadelphia

At Elkton, Md.

Samuel B. Seeney Jr., 34, and Nettie L. Slembach, 36, Camden.

William E. Hickman, 21, Elmer, and Loretta Thompson, 17, Glassboro.

Rocco J. Nasuti, 24, and Lillian C. Baker, 21, Camden.

Family of Six Escapes Fire

Camden Courier-Post —

Family of Six Escapes Fire - Camden Courier-Post, August 27, 1968

A Camden mother and her six children escaped without injury from a two-alarm fire that destroyed the interior of their home at 832 N. 3rd St. last night, but two firemen were slightly burned while fighting the blaze.

Acting Btn. Chief John Gryckiewicz, 50, of 36th and Fairfax Streets and Hoseman Edmund Goreznski [sic], 36, of 272 N. 33rd St. were treated at Cooper Hospital for burns of the face and hands.

Mrs. Girlene Garrett and her children fled to homes of neighbors when the 6 p.m. fire broke out. Firemen controlled the blaze within 20 minutes.

Gas Stamp Thieves Flee Police Shots

Camden Courier-Post —

Gas Stamp Thieves Flee Police Shots - Camden Courier-Post, June 28, 1944 Gas Stamp Thieves Flee Police Shots - Camden Courier-Post, June 28, 1944

2 Escape in East Camden; Glove Compartments in Cars Rifled

A “rookie” cop who started work yesterday and a district detective emptied their service guns early today at two young men whom they suspected of stealing gasoline stamps from parked cars in East Camden.

While cruising on Thirty-third street near Saunders, Patrolman Dominic Palese, the new appointee, and Carl Fredericks, district detective, saw two men in a parked car. The police drew up beside the car and the two men got out and ran east on Saunders street.

Palese and Fredericks chased the pair, emptying their guns in the air in an effort to halt them. The men got away through a swamp at Thirty-third and Saunders streets.

The policemen said examination of several cars parked on Thirty-second street indicated the men were looking for gasoline stamps, as the glove compartments of the cars were ransacked with the contents strewed on the floors of the cars.

The shooting attracted the attention of the neighborhood and the electrical bureau received several calls. Three police bandit chasers were sent to the scene to find out the cause of the shooting.

Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign

Camden Courier-Post —

Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930 Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930 Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930 Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930 Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930 Holdup Victims to Scan Bandit Suspects Held in Terror Reign - Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1930

Counsel Will Apply for Release of Defendants Under Bail

EXPECTED TO BE LINKED WITH WIERMAN MURDER.

Grand Jury Indicts Prisoners Seven Hours After Arrest

Victims of the recent series of daring hold-ups were to be summoned today to attempt to identify four men who, arrested with two women in East Camden yesterday, are believed by authorities to be members of a bandit gang which has created a reign of terrorism in this vicinity.

Indicted in the amazingly short time of seven hours after their arrest, the six are being held without bail in the Camden county jail to await trial next Monday on charges of possessing numerous weapons and narcotics.

Application for bail was to be made this morning by Samuel P. Orlando, attorney for the six. Orlando stated that if Prosecutor Baldwin declines to release the prisoners on bail, he would attempt to effect liberation through the medium of a writ of habeas corpus.

The prosecutor stated he would ask all witnesses and victims in the eight recent major holdups to attempt to identify the four male prisoners on the theory that they may be members of an organized ring at whose doors are laid the holdups netting a total of $25,000.

He also believes that the prisoners may know something about the murder of William “Big Bill” Wierman, Camden beer runner, who was slain during an ostentatious hold-up April 28 at the Bellmawr Country Club.

All six prisoners were removed temporarily from the jail this forenoon and taken to city detective headquarters at City Hall, where they were photographed and fingerprinted by Detective Thomas Stanger.

Copies of the photographs and Bertillon records will be sent to police departments in Philadelphia, New York city and Atlantic City to ascertain whether they are wanted for any crimes in those cities.

The six were arrested in three East Camden houses yesterday morning by the recently organized police vice squad. They gave their names as:

John Fisher, 38, of 41 South Thirty-third street, Camden.

Nicholas Bartilucci, 23, of 764 South Warwick street, Philadelphia.

Joseph Conti, 34, of 708 South Eighth street, Philadelphia.

Catherine Christman, 28, of 2202 Lambert street, Philadelphia.

Marco Reginelli, 32, of Apartment No. 2, at 143 North Thirty-fourth street, Camden.

Mrs. Mary Reginelli, 24, his wife, same address.

At 1:45 p. m. yesterday Prosecutor Baldwin took the case before the grand jury. At 2:05 p. m. the grand jury made a presentment of indictments to Judge Shay in Criminal Court.

Three of the true bills charged unlawful possession of deadly weapons and the fourth alleged possession of narcotics. Of the weapon charges, one named Miss Christman, Conti and Bartilucci jointly; another cited the Reginellis jointly, and the third named Fisher and Bartilucci. The narcotic bill was returned against Miss Christman, Conti and Bartilucci jointly.

Three of those held have long criminal records in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia police have no record on John Fisher, but hangers-on in the Philadelphia tenderloin hint he is a big racketeer who was hiding out in Camden.

Has Police Record

Bartilucci was arrested in January, 1924, by Philadelphia police on suspicion of peddling narcotics, disorderly conduct, and violating a parole. He was sent to the protectory at Norristown, Pa., served about a year and was discharged. He was arrested again Dec. 30, 1926, charged with disorderly conduct and inciting to riot, and was discharged by a Philadelphia magistrate. On Jan. 19, 1926, he was arrested as a suspicious character and was again discharged by a magistrate. On Feb. 12, 1927, he was arrested by the Philadelphia bandit squad on suspicion of hold up and robbery, and again was discharged by a magistrate. Arrested on suspicion after a gang shooting March 25, 1927, he was discharged again. In June of the same year he was arrested as a frequenter of a gambling house and was released under a $300 peace bond.

Conti formerly lived at the Fulton Hotel, Chester, Pa., and at Weldon, Pa., according to the Philadelphia police. He was arrested Oct. 19, 1926, by a Philadelphia police squad for sale and possession of liquor and was turned over to Federal officials. No disposition was made of the case. Later in the same year he was arrested for assault and battery by automobile.

Reginelli was arrested in Philadelphia Jan. 1, 1920, as a suspicious character. Arrested in 1924 on suspicion of larceny by trickery, he was discharged by a magistrate. He was discharged after his arrest on a similar charge in August of that year.

In September, 1925, he was arrested for conspiracy and larceny of $1800 by film-flam and receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to county prison for a year by Judge Edward L. Lewis. Philadelphia police have no record on the two women.

According to county detectives, Reginelli, also known as John De Marco, was questioned in connection with the Black Horse pike gang murders in December, 1928, but was released.

All were arrested “on information received,” the only explanation the police would give. It was revealed that the special vice squad, organized by police heads a few days after a Camden bank messenger was robbed of $6700 in broad daylight May 23, has had the three dwellings under surveillance for a week.

Handshakes Greet Two New Deputy Fire Chiefs

Camden Courier-Post —

Handshakes Greet Two New Deputy Fire Chiefs - Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1966

—Courier-Post Photo by Bob Bar[?]

HANDSHAKES ALL AROUND greet two veteran Camden firemen after their promotion to Deputy Fire Chiefs by Director of Public Safety Keith Kauffman. The new deputies, Daniel Jiannetto (second from right) of 24 S. 33rd Street and Frank Deal (right) of 412 N. 37th Street, are congratulated by Kauffman and Department Chief Edward Michalak following yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony at city hall. Jiannetto has been a fireman 19 years, Deal 14 years.

Man Hurt in Auto Crash

Camden Courier-Post —

Man Hurt in Auto Crash - Camden Courier-Post, February 29, 1928

Bus Passengers Hurled From Seats In Market Street Mishap.

Ten passengers in a Camden-Gibbsboro bus were thrown from their seats and the driver of the second machine in a collision was severely injured at Third and Market streets early today.

The driver, Stephen Jaross; 45 years old, 934 North Thirty-third street, was taken to Cooper Hospital with internal injuries and a possible fracture of the leg.

The bus was driven by Harry Holloway, 572 Mickle street. He told police that as he reached Third street, Jaross, who had been traveling east on Market street, swung from behind a truck and made a left turn into Third street. The front of the coupe was crushed when it was struck by the bus.

Holloway was released on his own recognizance.

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